DAYTONA BEACH — Volusia County Council Chair Jeff Brower and the owner of the Hard Rock Hotel both reported a “frank” discussion on Thursday after emerging from an hour-long closed-door meeting about beach driving and the poles that limit it behind the hotel.
But did they come to any terms about beach driving? Brief statements after the meeting didn't indicate any agreement.
“We’re going to continue to talk; it was very, very frank,” said Brower, who pledged to make beach driving a priority after his November election win. “It was very cool, very friendly, but to the point.”
Almost the same words were used to describe the meeting by Abbas Abdulhussein, head of the company that owns the hotel, Asante Asset Management LLC. The company was previously known as Summit Hospitality Management Group.